Combined pack and sled



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-8heet 1 J. J. EBB. COMBINED PACK AND SLED.

No. 604,523; Patented May 24, 1898.

(Zljihesses (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet .2.

J. J. ERB. COMBINED PACK AND SLED.

Patented May 24, 18981.

UNITED Starts arnwr tries,

JOHN JOSEPH FEE, OF LIVINGSTON, MONTANA.

COMBINED PACK AND SLED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,523, dated May 24,1898.

Application filed January 28, 1898. Serial No. 668,242. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN JOSEPH EBB, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Livingston, in the county of Park and State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined ProspectorsPack and Sled; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined pack and sled forthe use of prospectors, miners, and others.

An object of the invention is to provide a compact device fortransportation of supplies, gold-dust, 650., either on the back as apack or as a sled to be drawn by hand or by packanimals; and a furtherobject is to produce such a compact device in as convenient and light aform as possible, at the same time to render it water-tight and proofagainst small insects, so that it may answer as a storehouse for foodwhile in camp.

The invention consists of further and more detailed improvements,whichwill be hereinafter more clearly pointed out in the specification andclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings for a completeunderstanding of the device, in which--- Figure 1 is a generalperspective view of the device Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal cen tralsectional View of the same. Fig. 3 are details of the covers and packingfor the openings in the device. Fig. 4 is a view of the device inoperation as a pack, illustrating the means for holding the same on theback. Fig. 5 shows the device in use as a sled drawn by a pack-animal.

In the drawings, A refers to the combined pack and sled, ofrectangularform, havin its front lower corner or end a rounded away toform a sled-shaped bottom, which rounded corner also serves to permitthe device to be carried'well upon the back ofa person as a pack, therounded portion giving more free dom and play for the head. (See Fig.4.)

This device is preferably constructed of metal, the lower or bottom sidethereof, which serves as a runner for the sled, being c011- structed ofmore durable and stronger metal than the superstructure, which maybeconstructed of aluminium or lighter material, the object being to makethe device as light as possible while strong enough to stand the wearand tear of a sled.

The device is divided preferably into two chambers B and O, as shown inFig. 2, having openings in the top E, as b and c, which openings aresurrounded with rims or collars e to form seats for covers, &c.,hereinafter referred to. the outer edge of the top E 011 small uprightsa, as shown, and the rear end D of the device has a similar railing clon uprights (1; also, is provided with two rods 61 in suitable bracketsfor use in connection with covers for openings 1) and c, hereinafterdescribed. On the front end of the device are provided ears 0 for theattachment of a suitable harness for draft-animals, (to.

F are rubber gaskets or packings which rest tightly upon the top of thedevice around the openings 7) and c and upon which are placed plates G,preferably of thin metal, having numerous small apertures g therein forventilating purposes and which keeps out small insects, which arenumerous in mining regions, and His a cover which fits over cover G torender the pack water-tight.

I are prospecting-pans, which are inverted, as shown. The rims t fitsnugly inside of collars e and pressupon covers H to hold the sametightly in place by means of frameworks J, whose bottoms are of the samesize as the bottoms of the pans, and are placed thereon, surmounted byright-angled partitions j, having their upper and outer corners roundedolf, so as to permit bails K, whose ends are secured in ears 6 on thesides of the top of the pack, to slide tightly upon the same to hold thesame securely and firmly in place. Small apertures j are provided nearthe top of these structures J in one of the partitions to permit apadlock to be used to lock the bails to the same when desired. hen thepans are removed and it is desired to lock or secure the covers G or H,or both, temporarily in use, this is accomplished by A railing a issupported around inserting rods d through apertures e in the collars 6just above the covers.

The harness used for securing the pack ad-- justably and conveniently tothe back of a person (see L Z Z, Fig. 4c) is so arranged that it may bequickly adapted in Whole or in part foruse on apack-animal. (See Fig. 5,Mmm.)

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A combined pack and sled comprising a rectangularshaped box having arunnershaped bottom, two chambers therein, Water and insect proofopenings into said chambers, prospecting-pans fitting snugly over andforming secure covers over said openings, bails secured to the sides ofthe top of said device, locks to secure said bails to superstructures ontop of said pans, and adjustable harness for securing the pack on theback of a person or to a draft-animal, substantially as described andset forth.

2. The combination in a pack and sled for miners, of arectangular-shaped device, havinga toboggan-shaped bottom, compartmentsin the same having openings through the top of the same, gaskets,perforated and Watertight covers over the same, prospectors panssecurely fitting on top of said covers, and means to lock said pans inplace, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN JOSEPH ERB.

W'itnesses:

W. MCKEE, B. ANDRUS.

